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, i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint." thank you for spending your martin luther king jr. holiday with us. president obama marked his second inauguration at president with a speech that was less lofty and a lot of more lefty than his first time around. after taking the oath of office from chief justice john roberts mr. obama outlined a wish-list of progressive policies and programs for the next four years and called for collective action to put them in practice. >> obama: now more than ever we must do these things together as one nation and one people. we the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. we believe that america's prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class. we must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of healthcare and the size of our deficit. but we reject the belief that america must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation t
, i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint." thank you for spending your martin luther king jr. holiday with us. president obama marked his second inauguration at president with a speech that was less lofty and a lot of more lefty than his first time around. after taking the oath of office from chief justice john roberts mr. obama outlined a wish-list of progressive policies and programs for the next four years and called for collective action to put them in practice. >> obama:...
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this is major john rocco who served in the u.s. marine corps. he was a highly dedicateed cobra helicopter pilot who killed himself right before he was deployed to iraq. he left behind his wife kim and two sons. his suicide was a clarion call for kim who is now manager of suicide outreach for taps, tragedy assistance program for survivors. kim comes to us from washington, d.c. kim, thank you so much for joining me tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> jennifer: you bet so why why have there been, and why are there now so many military suicide? >> well, it's been a long war and a lot of there's and we're asking a lot a lot of our military and their families. when you put together a lot of years of stress, injury and illness and loss of a sense of purpose or hope, you have people at a high risk of suicide. >> jennifer: america is beginning to extricate itself from afghanistan and iraq. i was surprised were you surprised that the suicide rate was actually going up. >> no, i really wasn't surprised at that. many of our troops, you know, they find a
this is major john rocco who served in the u.s. marine corps. he was a highly dedicateed cobra helicopter pilot who killed himself right before he was deployed to iraq. he left behind his wife kim and two sons. his suicide was a clarion call for kim who is now manager of suicide outreach for taps, tragedy assistance program for survivors. kim comes to us from washington, d.c. kim, thank you so much for joining me tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> jennifer: you bet so why why...
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john roberts. sonia sotomayor. screw it, if beyonce can't sing for real, get somebody else up there. january is out in chicago. hi jan. >> hi, bill. i always love your point of view. so i am with you. in the minority >> bill: you and me together, babe. >> that's it. go ahead. >> yeah. but, you know, james taylor was interviewed on one of the programs yesterday, and he said he was concerned for himself that his fingers might freeze up and he couldn't play his guitar. >> that was my first thought when i saw him get the guitar out. >> that really is unfair of her at the very least to put those other two performers in the position where they could fall flat on their face because of the weather, but she is too important. she can't fall flat on her face because of the weather. so she is going to fake it. >> yeah. >> plus she put the marine corps band in a bad position. i think they were outraged like what the hell? this is not what we do. we are marines. suck it up. >> we don't know how it went down with the marines. but
john roberts. sonia sotomayor. screw it, if beyonce can't sing for real, get somebody else up there. january is out in chicago. hi jan. >> hi, bill. i always love your point of view. so i am with you. in the minority >> bill: you and me together, babe. >> that's it. go ahead. >> yeah. but, you know, james taylor was interviewed on one of the programs yesterday, and he said he was concerned for himself that his fingers might freeze up and he couldn't play his guitar....
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john nickels knew this. hawaii now has the first entire congressional delegation made up of non-christians. two were buddists and the guy appointed to replace the governor is jewish. >> stephanie: wow. >> and they are from hawaii, which is call. >> stephanie: and it pissed off all of the right people. and here they are now. here he is chris wallace from fox news. >> if you were a supporter of barack obama and particularly a liberal supporter of barack obama, you were very pleased by this speech. it seemed to me he said i made some promises and commitments in this campaign and i intend to keep them and redeem them. i thought it was a real call to arms for a liberal agenda. he talked about community and the fact that we can't do these things individually. he reached out to women and to gays, made it clear that immigration reform was going to be a big part of the second-term agenda. voting rights. gun control. >> okay. and your point? >> and the problem with that is? >> stephanie: i think that we -- that's pret
john nickels knew this. hawaii now has the first entire congressional delegation made up of non-christians. two were buddists and the guy appointed to replace the governor is jewish. >> stephanie: wow. >> and they are from hawaii, which is call. >> stephanie: and it pissed off all of the right people. and here they are now. here he is chris wallace from fox news. >> if you were a supporter of barack obama and particularly a liberal supporter of barack obama, you were...
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hey, john. are you there, john in pennsylvania? >> caller: yes hi. >> hal: hello. go ahead. >> caller: this is hal? >> hal: it is. your radio is up a little bit. i can hear it in the background. >> caller: okay. >> hal: fire away. >> caller: first of all, real quick, i just wanted to say i'm such a huge fan of yours. >> hal: thanks. >> caller: i'm a fan of your music, your comedy. i just want to tell you that -- >> i just like the way you wear your hair. >> we have a fan boy on the line >> caller: my question is i personally can't think of any other period in time where we've had a democratic president where republicans are just -- they're stonewalling him on every issue. have we ever had a president -- i can't think of one -- >> hal: no. by the numbers absolutely not. if you look at any chart of the use of the filibuster, the use of anonymous holds and any kind of -- you know, using the 60 vote line, it is unprecedented to a percentage -- we're talking 200% hire than it's ever been. the charts are hilarious to look at if they weren't so sad. it used to be a method
hey, john. are you there, john in pennsylvania? >> caller: yes hi. >> hal: hello. go ahead. >> caller: this is hal? >> hal: it is. your radio is up a little bit. i can hear it in the background. >> caller: okay. >> hal: fire away. >> caller: first of all, real quick, i just wanted to say i'm such a huge fan of yours. >> hal: thanks. >> caller: i'm a fan of your music, your comedy. i just want to tell you that -- >> i just like the way...
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, john? >> john: the lines that really shown out the most, that we the people, we believe that america's prosperity must rest upon the brood shoulders of a raising middle class. that was the most moving, but our journey is not complete until all children from the streets of detroit to the quiet lanes of newtown know they are cared for and cherished. >> jennifer: absolutely. >> that was the one line -- >> jennifer: the newtown? >> yes. i think the reference to climate change will get a lot of notice, and the passing reference to gun violence. the state of the union will have to be beefed up if he is talking about gun violence, but including that i think it was an important piece of the speech. transcendent obviously the way these speeches go, it has been a long time since anyone remembered anything from these inaugural addresses. but the reference to climate change and gun violence, that -- those were important to inclues. >> john: i want to ask you both if this speech was part one of a two-pa
, john? >> john: the lines that really shown out the most, that we the people, we believe that america's prosperity must rest upon the brood shoulders of a raising middle class. that was the most moving, but our journey is not complete until all children from the streets of detroit to the quiet lanes of newtown know they are cared for and cherished. >> jennifer: absolutely. >> that was the one line -- >> jennifer: the newtown? >> yes. i think the reference to...
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when you -- why was he a john doe for two days? his parents are so concerned? why is that? why did he have a screwdriver? why was there jewelry -- >> stephanie: you don't know any of this -- >> caller: this came out -- >> what is your source. >> caller: it was on one of the news shows. >> what shows. >> caller: that big head nancy grace -- >> stephanie: how did nancy grace get drug into this? >> caller: she is an idiot. >> stephanie: oh all right. and why is it relevant that you think the president is all black. >> caller: well, just an example that lady that has eight kids i know people that are korean and white, those kids are 100% korean. >> stephanie: oh okay! so -- >> caller: 100% -- >> stephanie: but you don't think that is obama's mother -- >> caller: i have no idea. >> stephanie: she couldn't be if he is all black? >> caller: well maybe she adopted him. >> what does that have to do with this conversation -- >> caller: because all republicans are racist. you know the one with the big hat on -- >> stephanie: we have too many black people in congress with big hats on -
when you -- why was he a john doe for two days? his parents are so concerned? why is that? why did he have a screwdriver? why was there jewelry -- >> stephanie: you don't know any of this -- >> caller: this came out -- >> what is your source. >> caller: it was on one of the news shows. >> what shows. >> caller: that big head nancy grace -- >> stephanie: how did nancy grace get drug into this? >> caller: she is an idiot. >> stephanie: oh all...
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view if it starts in the senate and comes over to the house and it has some bipartisan support would john boehner put it up for a vote in the house? >> i think that's going to depend on the american people. that's going to depend on the president, and all of us and how we do our work. it will depend on mobilization and organization and grassroots efforts. i tell you i've seen things turn around, quite frankly pretty quickly when those e-mails and marchs and those protests begin. so i have to be optimistic that we can do it. it's not going to be because the tea party republicans are going to vote for it. it will be the moderate republicans who will hear from their constituenting saying enough is enough. >> jennifer: i totally agree with you. all you viewers out there. it's up to you to make your voice heard, too. let me quickly change subjects. the "washington post" is reporting that the tea party express has moved back from the debt ceiling. do you think that concession will be enough for the rest of the house republicans to join the democrats for a solution on the debt ceiling. >> we've
view if it starts in the senate and comes over to the house and it has some bipartisan support would john boehner put it up for a vote in the house? >> i think that's going to depend on the american people. that's going to depend on the president, and all of us and how we do our work. it will depend on mobilization and organization and grassroots efforts. i tell you i've seen things turn around, quite frankly pretty quickly when those e-mails and marchs and those protests begin. so i have...
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john mccain said he wanted to see some more outreach from the president. and senator thune said he did not extend olive branches to the g.o.p. undoubtly, republicans aren't happy with the liberal agenda outlined by the president. yesterday, obama touched on some big controversial topics including gay rights, income equality, climate change and gun control. and now republicans fear with obama high on the polls and securely in the oval office, the country could take a strong turn to the left. so what is on obama's agenda for his second term? we know he's promised gun control and immigration reform will take top priorities in the coming months. based off yesterday's speech, it seems he is ready to readdress climate change. now the question is how. still trying to get bills through congress and the u.s. has a long way to go in bringing down carbon levels and convincing countries like china to do the same. climate change activists say the president has a few things up his sleeve. he can go ahead with strict e.p.a. regulations offer more incentives for green ene
john mccain said he wanted to see some more outreach from the president. and senator thune said he did not extend olive branches to the g.o.p. undoubtly, republicans aren't happy with the liberal agenda outlined by the president. yesterday, obama touched on some big controversial topics including gay rights, income equality, climate change and gun control. and now republicans fear with obama high on the polls and securely in the oval office, the country could take a strong turn to the left. so...